Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon RX 5700 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5700 XT with GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 5700 XT
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 225 Watt
36.76
+244%

RX 5700 XT outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 244% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking95410
Place by popularity53not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation43.25no data
Power efficiency13.00no data
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameNavi 10no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2560768
Core clock speed1605 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speed1905 MHz1442 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Wattno data
Texture fill rate304.8no data
Floating-point processing power9.754 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs160no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Length272 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB3 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s84 GB/s
Resizable BAR+-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data
Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitor++

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RX 5700 XT 36.76
+244%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 10.69

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 5700 XT 26189
+309%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD126
+260%
35−40
−260%
1440p78
+271%
21−24
−271%
4K49
+250%
14−16
−250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.17no data
1440p5.12no data
4K8.14no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 175
+250%
50−55
−250%
Counter-Strike 2 347
+247%
100−105
−247%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+271%
21−24
−271%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 133
+280%
35−40
−280%
Battlefield 5 119
+297%
30−33
−297%
Counter-Strike 2 308
+262%
85−90
−262%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+271%
21−24
−271%
Far Cry 5 138
+245%
40−45
−245%
Fortnite 223
+272%
60−65
−272%
Forza Horizon 4 155
+244%
45−50
−244%
Forza Horizon 5 173
+246%
50−55
−246%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 177
+254%
50−55
−254%
Valorant 313
+248%
90−95
−248%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 78
+271%
21−24
−271%
Battlefield 5 110
+267%
30−33
−267%
Counter-Strike 2 177
+254%
50−55
−254%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+248%
80−85
−248%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+257%
21−24
−257%
Dota 2 92
+283%
24−27
−283%
Far Cry 5 130
+271%
35−40
−271%
Fortnite 179
+258%
50−55
−258%
Forza Horizon 4 154
+285%
40−45
−285%
Forza Horizon 5 152
+280%
40−45
−280%
Grand Theft Auto V 145
+263%
40−45
−263%
Metro Exodus 97
+259%
27−30
−259%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 166
+269%
45−50
−269%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 154
+285%
40−45
−285%
Valorant 294
+246%
85−90
−246%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 105
+250%
30−33
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+272%
18−20
−272%
Dota 2 103
+281%
27−30
−281%
Far Cry 5 111
+270%
30−33
−270%
Forza Horizon 4 148
+270%
40−45
−270%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 139
+248%
40−45
−248%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 93
+244%
27−30
−244%
Valorant 159
+253%
45−50
−253%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 143
+258%
40−45
−258%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 105
+250%
30−33
−250%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+264%
75−80
−264%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+276%
21−24
−276%
Metro Exodus 57
+256%
16−18
−256%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+250%
50−55
−250%
Valorant 286
+258%
80−85
−258%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 89
+271%
24−27
−271%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+300%
10−11
−300%
Far Cry 5 97
+259%
27−30
−259%
Forza Horizon 4 119
+297%
30−33
−297%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+257%
21−24
−257%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 93
+244%
27−30
−244%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+256%
9−10
−256%
Counter-Strike 2 28
+250%
8−9
−250%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+276%
21−24
−276%
Metro Exodus 35
+250%
10−11
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+286%
14−16
−286%
Valorant 242
+246%
70−75
−246%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60
+275%
16−18
−275%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+292%
12−14
−292%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+325%
4−5
−325%
Dota 2 93
+244%
27−30
−244%
Far Cry 5 53
+279%
14−16
−279%
Forza Horizon 4 79
+276%
21−24
−276%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 53
+279%
14−16
−279%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45
+275%
12−14
−275%

This is how RX 5700 XT and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT is 260% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 XT is 271% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 XT is 250% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.76 10.69
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 MB
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm

RX 5700 XT has a 243.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 272966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5700 XT is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook one.

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